Governments & Politics

Like all other states of India, the head of the state of Haryana is the Governor, appointed by the President of India. His or her post is largely ceremonial and the Chief Minister is the head of the state government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Haryana’s legislature is unicameral, i.e., it has one house – the Haryana Legislative Assembly, consisting of 90 members. Haryana has 5 seats in the Rajya Sabha and 10 in the Lok Sabha, India's national parliament. The key political players in Haryana are the Indian National Lok Dal, Bhartiya Janata Party and the ruling Indian National Congress. The present political scenario of the state is clear and it has a stable government under Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Rohtak, who is presently the C.M. of the state